Last night was a tough one. I believe the altitude finally caught up with me (too bad I did not read about the symptoms and how to treat it before it got as bad as it did). Mostly it feels like having the flu – nauseous, achy and just plain old yuck. Needless to say I spent most of the day in bed trying to drink water so I could feel human again. Tod is a saint of a husband (well just as a person in general), and spent the day pestering and trying to nurse me. No just kidding, really he spent the day catching up with work emails and trying to make sure I had what I needed to rest.

I will use this post to tell you some interesting things about Quito traffic. It is so over populated in the city that there is a restriction on when your car can be on the road. Based on the last digit of your license plate number will determine your restriction. Sandra, our landlady, cannot be on the road on Tuesday mornings from 7:30 – 9:30 and again in the evening rush hours from 4:30 – 6:30. You really do not want to be walking around on busy streets during these times of day because the exhaust fumes are so bad. We are in more of a residential area so it is not so bad but still cars have to respect the restriction no matter what. The photo below is the entrance to our casa and also Sandra’s “garage”. It is long and narrow – 3 (small) cars could fit.

Tomorrow we are planning to take a bus to the middle of the world, “Mitad del Mundo”. I am sure it will be more interesting than today was. Until tomorrow or Hasta mañana.